Hi and welcome.

Well the tattoo is really something that is personal taste –

Do you want black n shade or colour?

How big do you want the tattoo small and cute to a body suit?

Where do you want the tattoo placing (it is addictive and you may need to plan placement esp if you want sleeves or a backpiece).

What style of tattoo interests you…[Read more]

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Yes the tattoo can be translated quite easily however there are factors that will need to be taken into account.

This is quite a detailed tattoo so if you want to fit all the detail in you may need to choose a bigger placement area such as chest or calf.

I would recommend spacing the metal posts out a little so not to cramp the ink up and…[Read more]

Hi with regards to the use of blue shading I would think that the tattoo would look more stunning if you added a hint of bright blue to the eyes (which should easily cover the green as it looks a little faded) and maybe redo the hair with blue highlights to brighten up the hairpiece.

It would also add a sense of punk anime to the tattoo.

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Keep up the work and looking forward to seeing your blog grow.

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Matthew

Very nice collection of artwork.

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Matthew

That is going to look mega sweet when it is healed.

I had a nosey at your other ink it is a nice collection you have got.

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Matthew

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You have to be 18 to get a tattoo in Greece but many scabby studios there will likely not care and do you at the age of 16. (I have been round many of the islands and seen some of these pits).

The decent studios will demand ID those that don’t will often be of questionable skill and likely dodgy hygiene.

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Hi KH

I rang a tattoo artist I know up and asked him bluntly what would he be looking for and he was nice enough to give me a run down.

He said that he gets several requests for apprenticeships and some from art students. He said the main issue that let many down was the fact that their portfolio sucked or did not show what he wanted to see.

I…[Read more]

Hi and welcome to the forum.

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Matthew

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Ok I understand now so they did the outline in water then went over it again in pigment?

Well to be honest whilst I wouldn’t agree with it myself ( I prefer my artists to get straight on with it with pigment) as long as the needles and tubes etc were sterile the tattoo and your sister should be ok.

If they are just starting out they prob did…[Read more]

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I just looked over the details of this and please any of you artists correct me but…

Your sister went to a shop and they put on a stencil and said I am just going to outline this – walk to a sink pour some water out and start to drag a needle over the outline using water only?

Ok this means only 1 of 2 things:

1. The tattooist was using a…[Read more]

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Actually it can extend from anything that can be considered unpatriotic eg a tat of a burning USA flag etc, the use of facist/nazi symbols, or communist hammer and sickle, or prominent (known to USA) gang tattoos, or terrorist affiliation that is publicly visible (eg forearms, hands, neck face, head) that cause entry problems.

This is because…[Read more]

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Just a reminder whilst we encourage debate and some amount of disagreement – can ppl please rein it a little?

To clarify a few things;

@ kcity3 – The way I have read this thread is that you state that your deceased friend had this tattoo and that you want to replicate it on yourself as a memory to their life.

I would advise taking the image…[Read more]

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Sorry but unless you send your shop/studio health cert to Turbosatan (owner) for admittance to the pro-artist area this discussion is not allowed under the forum rules.

However if you goto http://www.outlawtattoo.co.uk/ they may be able to answer your questions.

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Matthew

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Unless you have really big hands i would suggest going 1.5x bigger so that it can really show the detail.

A chest panel with a drop 3/4’s to the ribs edge would be an ideal size (hard to say in inches as no idea on your frame).

The easiest way to think of it is for detail big is better you don’t have to go full back but try not to cram it…[Read more]

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The only way to get it to work would be to take some of the fine line strokes and re-create them as shading slashes and thicken up a few lines.

The overall picture is more than doable but would need to reconsider the details so they do not blob in 10 years.

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Matthew

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It depends on the type of scar to be honest.

Most surface scars or scars done with a sharp instrument such as a knife/scalpel that hasn’t dug out a load of flesh can usually be tattooed over quite well.

That said certain lighter colours such as red or yellow may struggle it depends on the age and condition of the scar.

Scars that have been…[Read more]

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It is loosely based on Celtic knotwork but as far as I can see from my books on the subject that this particular design does have a pagan meaning for the Goddess of 3 parts virgin mother crone but is not specifically druidic.

It could be an interpretation of the triquetra (three cornered – used to represent G-d, the son and holy spirit). The…[Read more]

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With the better res the tattoo does actually look a lot better.

Yes the arse is a little big, and I would have put a bit more detail into the features. However it certainly is not the worst tattoo I have ever seen and can easily be added to.

If it was mine I would add a big ray gun behind her so that it looked like she was straddling the…[Read more]

Hi and welcome

Looking forward to sharing your ink.

@ Joker we are currently issuing ‘Do not panic, and carry on’ notices to all Brits about the imminent Oz invasion. We have pitchforks at the ready 😉

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Matthew